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Sometimes the term "sex tourism" is used specifically to refer to travel for the purpose of sex with minors. Any information on that is entirely unacceptable here and will be deleted on sight. Note that many Western countries have laws which allow prosecution of their citizens for this, even if the act takes place in another country, and the penalties are heavy. Also, the countries where such activity takes place are cracking down heavily on it.

if it is so common that travellers are almost certain to encounter it. If such a topic is mentioned, the text must include a warning that it is illegal.

if it poses a risk to travellers, safety warnings should be given

No sexually-oriented activity should be mentioned if it is not clear that everyone involved is a freely consenting adult. The one exception is the publication of warnings intended to prevent travellers from becoming victims of sexual assault or other crime.

General information — such as the location of the red light district or telling a visitor what to expect, especially if it is not what might be expected elsewhere — is fine.

Warnings about overpriced tourist traps, about any scams practiced on tourists, about particularly high risks of sexual diseases, or about legal risks should be given where appropriate.

Going into detail is discouraged.

All we want in our descriptions is enough information for travellers to find or avoid these services, as suits them.

For example:

In describing Bangkok gogo bars, one should mention that there is a "bar fine" to take a girl out of the bar before closing time plus a separate fee for her services. This is something travellers might not expect.

In describing Lotus Road in Zhuhai, one might say that there are hordes of streetwalkers, despite prostitution being illegal in China. This is one of the exceptions to the illegal activity rule because an adult male cannot have a drink there without getting several offers.

For most of the above topics, creating listings for the businesses involved is OK — for example, strip clubs or gay bars can be listed at any destination where going to one wouldn't make a patron subject to immediate arrest, and gogo bars can be listed in Thailand — but there are some exceptions.

Do not create listings or provide contact details for establishments that exist for the express purpose of sexual activity:

brothels

gay saunas

"on-premise" fetish clubs

It is OK to mention the district, just not specific businesses.

Sex shops should be listed only if they are quite remarkable in some way likely to be of interest to travellers, such as being really huge or catering mainly to the tourist trade. If there is a whole area of such shops, just describe the area but not specific shops.

Wikivoyage has general policies against attempts to use the site as a marketing tool — see Wikivoyage:Goals and non-goals and Wikivoyage:Don't tout — and these will be enforced more strictly for businesses based on sex than for hotels, restaurants, etc, since marketing for these is more likely to offend readers.

Do not use euphemisms for sex or prostitution, for example "massage" should be used strictly for its dictionary meaning and not as a euphemism for prostitution. Expressions like single males will be happy at this hotel, should be avoided in favor of direct language.